U.S. patent number 8,505,720 [Application Number 13/733,899] was granted by the patent office on 2013-08-13 for tool positioning pad.
The grantee listed for this patent is Kevin Huang. Invention is credited to Kevin Huang.
United States Patent |
8,505,720 |
Huang |
August 13, 2013 |
Tool positioning pad
Abstract
A tool positioning pad includes a pad having position holes
opened therethrough. A plurality of position blocks is extruded
from the pad. Each position block is located between each two
diagonally adjacent position holes. At least one holder member is
assembled onto the position holes of the pad. The holder member has
a holder unit, a post unit and a plate unit. The holder unit is
connected to one end of the post unit. The plate unit is connected
to another end of the post unit. Two ends of the plate unit are
extended from the post unit. Upon assembling, a user inserts the
holder member into the position hole firstly; and then, the plate
unit of the holder member is engaged with the bottom side of the
pad by rotating the holder member, so as to assemble the holder
member onto the pad.
Inventors: |
Huang; Kevin (Taichung,
TW) |
Applicant: |
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Huang; Kevin |
Taichung |
N/A |
TW |
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Family
ID: |
48279581 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/733,899 |
Filed: |
January 4, 2013 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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Publication Date |
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US 20130118938 A1 |
May 16, 2013 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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13208351 |
Aug 12, 2011 |
8371444 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
206/373;
211/70.6; 211/69; 206/377; 206/378; 206/349 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B25H
3/00 (20130101); B65D 85/00 (20130101); B25H
3/003 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65D
85/28 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;206/372-379,477,482,486
;211/69,70.6 ;248/65,73,74.1,309.1,311.2,313,316.1,316.7 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Bui; Luan K
Parent Case Text
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 13/208,351,
filed Aug. 12, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,371,444.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A tool positioning pad comprising: a pad having a plurality of
position holes uniformly opened therethrough, a plurality of
position blocks extruded from one side of the pad, each position
block located between each two diagonally adjacent position holes;
and at least one holder member assembled onto one of the position
holes of the pad, the holder member having a holder unit, a post
unit and a plate unit, the holder unit connected to one end of the
post unit, the plate unit connected to another end of the post
unit, two ends of the plate unit extended from the post unit;
wherein once the holder member is inserted in the respective
position hole of the pad and rotated with respect to the pad by an
angle in a direction to have the plate unit of the holder member so
as to abut against a bottom side of the pad, the two ends of the
plate unit are blocked by at least one of the position blocks from
further rotation in the same direction.
2. The tool positioning pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein each
position hole has two position grooves respectively defined on two
latitudinal side walls thereof; each position groove has a flat
abutting surface horizontally formed thereon; the holder member has
a flange formed between the holder unit and the post unit; the
flange is corresponding to the position grooves; and a bottom side
of the flange is abutted against the flat abutting surface when the
holder member is assembled into the position hole.
3. The tool positioning pad as claimed in claim 2, wherein a
cross-section area of the flange is larger than a cross-section
area of the post member.
4. The tool positioning pad as claimed in claim 2, wherein each
position hole has at least one position protrusion defined on one
of two longitudinal side walls thereof; the plate unit has at least
one recess opened thereon; and the recess is corresponding to the
corresponding position protrusion.
5. The tool positioning pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
holder unit of the holder member is formed as an elongated plate;
the holder unit has a first surface and a second surface; and the
first surface is concaved toward the second surface so as to form a
receiving space for receiving tools or tool accessories.
6. The tool positioning pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
holder unit of the holder member is formed as cube-shaped.
7. The tool positioning pad as claimed in claim 1, wherein each
position block of the pad further has a central protrusion and two
side protrusions; the two side protrusions of each position block
are respectively protruded from the central protrusion toward the
two corresponding position holes which are diagonally adjacent to
each other; the side protrusions are symmetrical to each other; and
the position blocks are uniformly arranged.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tool positioning pad, and more
particularly to the tool positioning pad for positioning tool bits,
handles and sockets.
2. Description of Related Art
The conventional tool positioning pad is disposed in a tool box and
includes a plurality of position holes to position tool bits. Each
position hole includes a position arm and a plurality of surfaces.
A protrusion is formed at one end of each position arm for locking
the tool bit. The plurality of surfaces fastens the tool bit
stably. Therefore, the tool bit is positioned in each position
hole, and the tool bit is locked by each protrusion for preventing
the tool bit dropping out from the tool box.
However, the conventional tool positioning pad has no position
holes for sockets and tool handles. A user may need a separate tool
positioning pad for the sockets when the sockets are in need; and
the user often needs another bag for receiving the handles when the
handles are necessary. Therefore, the conventional tool positioning
pad is inconvenient for the user and still needs to be
improved.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the
disadvantages of the conventional. Further benefits and advantages
of the present invention will become apparent after a careful
reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to
the accompanying drawings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an
improved tool positioning pad.
To achieve the objective, a tool positioning pad comprises a pad
and at least one holder member. The pad has a plurality of position
holes uniformly opened therethrough. A plurality of position blocks
is extruded from one side of the pad. Each position block is
located between each two diagonally adjacent position holes. At
least one holder member is assembled onto one of the position holes
of the pad. The holder member has a holder unit, a post unit and a
plate unit. The holder unit is connected to one end of the post
unit. The plate unit is connected to another end of the post unit.
Two ends of the plate unit are extended from the post unit so as to
abut against a bottom of the pad. Wherein, each position hole has
two position grooves respectively defined on two latitudinal side
walls thereof; each position groove has a flat abutting surface
horizontally formed thereon; the holder member has a flange formed
between the holder unit and the post unit; the flange is
corresponding to the position grooves; a bottom side of the flange
is abutted against the flat abutting surface when the holder member
is assembled into the position hole; a cross-section area of the
flange is larger than a cross-section area of the post member; each
position hole has at least one position protrusion defined on one
of two longitudinal side walls thereof; the plate unit has at least
one recess opened thereon; the recess is corresponding to the
corresponding position protrusion; the holder unit of the holder
member is formed as an elongated plate; the holder unit has a first
surface and a second surface; the first surface is concaved toward
the second surface so as to form a receiving space for receiving
tools or tool accessories; the holder unit of the holder member is
formed as cube-shaped; each position block of the pad further has a
central protrusion and two side protrusions; the two side
protrusions of each position block are respectively protruded from
the central protrusion toward the two corresponding position holes
which are diagonally adjacent to each other; the side protrusions
are symmetrical to each other; and the position blocks are
uniformly arranged.
Upon assembling, a user inserts the holder member into the position
hole firstly; and then, the plate unit of the holder member is
engaged with the bottom side of the pad by rotating the holder
member, so as to assemble the holder member onto the pad.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description
with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a partial exploded view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged upside-down exploded view of the present
invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged assembled view for showing holder units are
assembled on a pad of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is the cross-sectional view of the present invention along a
line 4-4 shown in FIG. 3 for showing an open mode and a lock mode
of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view for showing the embodiment of the
present invention is assembled with a tool box;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view for showing the embodiment of the
present invention is assembled with a tool positioning hanger;
and
FIG. 7 is a perspective view for showing the embodiment of the
present invention is assembled with a tool cart.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to FIGS. 1-4, a tool positioning pad in accordance with
the present invention comprises a pad 1 and at least one holder
member 2. A plurality of position holes 11 is uniformly opened on
the pad 1 therethrough. A plurality of position blocks 12 is
extruded from one side of the pad 1. Each position block 12 is
located between each two diagonally adjacent position holes 11. At
least one holder member 2 is assembled onto one of the position
holes 11 of the pad 1. The holder member 2 has a holder unit 21, a
post unit 22 and a plate unit 23. The holder unit 21 is connected
to one end of the post unit 22. The plate unit 23 is connected to
another end of the post unit 22. Two ends of the plate unit 23 are
extended from the post unit 22 so as to abut against a bottom side
of the pad 1. Upon assembling, a user inserts the holder member 2
into the position hole 11 firstly; and then, the plate unit 23 of
the holder member 2 is engaged with the bottom side of the pad 1 by
rotating the holder member 2, so as to assemble the holder member 2
onto the pad 1.
Referring to FIGS. 2-4, the user can space the holder members 2 on
the pad 1 so as to position tools or tool accessories, such as
sockets, tool adapters, tool handles and screwdrivers on the pad 1.
The plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 is inserted into the
position hole 11 of the pad 1 so as to position the post unit 22
and the plate unit 23 into the position hole 11. The holder unit 21
is exposed from the position hole 11 of the pad 1 at a top side of
the pad 1, and the holder member 2 is abutted against the pad 1.
The position holes 11 and the plate units 23 of the holder members
2 are formed as rectangular-shaped; thereby, each position hole 11
and each plate unit 23 both have two long sides and two short
sides. By rotating the holder unit 21 of the holder member 2, the
holder member 2 is rotated; the plate unit 23 goes across the
position hole 11, so that the two short sides of the plate unit 23
respectively overlap the two long sides of the position hole 11 and
the two long sides of the plate unit 23 respectively face the two
short sides of the position hole 11; therefore, the plate unit 23
of the holder member 2 is engaged with the position hole 11 by
crossing the plate unit 23 and the position hole 11; in addition,
to pivotally position the holder member 2 onto the pad 1, the plate
unit 23 of the holder member 2 is further abutted against the
position blocks 12 of the pad 1 after assembling. In this way, the
holder member 2 is assembled onto the pad 1 securely and the tools
or tool accessories can be positioned between the holder members 2.
Therefore, the tool positioning pad is more convenient than the
prior art since the tool positioning pad can not only position tool
bits but also position other tools or tool accessories.
Referring to FIGS. 2-3, each position hole 11 has two position
grooves 111 respectively defined on two latitudinal side walls
thereof. Each position groove 111 has a flat abutting surface 112
horizontally formed thereon. The holder member 2 has a flange 24
formed between the holder unit 21 and the post unit 22. The flange
24 is formed as ring-shaped. A cross-section area of the flange 24
is larger than a cross-section area of the post member. The
position groove 111 is corresponding to the flange 24. A bottom
side of the flange 24 is abutted against the flat abutting surface
112 when the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 is inserted into
the position hole 11 of the pad 1. Therefore, when the holder
member 2 is assembled onto the pad 1, the holder unit 21 of the
holder member 2 is exposed from the position hole 11 of the pad 1,
and the tools or tool accessories can be positioned between the
holder members 2.
In order to identify a correspondence between the plate unit 23 and
the position hole 11 when the user is inserting the plate unit 23
of the holder member 2 into the position hole 11 of the pad 1, each
position hole 11 further has at least one position protrusion 113
defined on one of two longitudinal side walls thereof (in a
preferred embodiment, each position hole 11 has two position
protrusions 113 defined at the two longitudinal side walls
thereof). The plate unit 23 has at least one recess 231 opened
thereon. The recess 231 is corresponding to the corresponding
position protrusion 113. By inlaying the position protrusion 113
into the recess 231, the plate unit 23 can be axially moved along
the position hole 11; as a result, the holder member 2 is assembled
onto the pad 1. Besides, a thickness of each position protrusion
113 is gradually increased from a top to a bottom thereof, so as to
make an insertion of the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2
stable, when the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2 is being
inserted into the position hole 11 of the pad 1.
Furthermore, each position block 12 of the pad 1 further has a
central protrusion 121 and two side protrusions 122. The two side
protrusions 122 of each position block 12 are respectively
protruded from the central protrusion 121 toward the two
corresponding position holes 11 which are diagonally adjacent to
each other. The side protrusions 122 are symmetrical to each other.
The position blocks 12 are uniformly arranged. After the plate unit
23 is inserted into the position holes 11, the holder member 2 can
be rotated in one direction until the position block 12 abuts
against the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2; in addition,
after the plate unit 23 is inserted into the position holes 11, the
position block 12 is also used to abut against the plate unit 23 of
the holder member 2 if the holder member 2 is rotated in another
direction. Therefore, after the user inserts the plate unit 23 of
the holder member 2 into the position hole 11 of the pad 1, the
holder member 2 can only be rotated in one direction because of the
position block 12; and the holder member 2 is pivotally positioned
via the position blocks 12 after assembling. In addition, when the
holder member 2 is assembled on the pad 1, the user can rotate the
holder member 2 in another direction until the position block 12
abuts against the plate unit 23 of the holder member 2, so as to
disassemble the holder member 2 from the pad 1.
Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the holder unit 21 of the holder member 2
has two embodiments so as to position different types of the tools
or tools accessories. In one embodiment, the holder unit 21 of the
holder member 2 is formed as an elongated plate. The holder unit
has a first surface 211 and a second surface 212. The first surface
211 is concaved toward the second surface 212 so as to form a
receiving space 213 for receiving the tools or tool accessories.
When the user wants to position the tools, such as handles on the
pad 1, the user assembles two holder members 2 onto the pad 1; as a
result, the first surface 211 of one holder member 2 faces the
first surface 211 of another holder member 2, so as to form the
receiving space 213 for clamping the handles. The user can space
different amount of the holder members 2 on the pad 1 based on a
length of the tools or tool accessories. The holder unit 21 further
has a top plate 214 and a bottom plate 215 extended from a top and
a bottom thereof respectively. The top plate 214 of the holder unit
21 is extended toward an outer side relative to the holder unit 21.
The bottom plate 215 of the holder unit 21 is extended downwardly,
and then is vertically bent toward the outer side relative to the
holder unit 21. The top plate 214 protects the user from scratching
by the holder member 2 when taking the tools or tool accessories
positioned between the holder members 2. The bottom plate 215
provides elasticity for the holder unit 21, so that the receiving
space 213 is capable of clamping the tools or tool accessories with
larger size. In another embodiment as shown in FIG. 1, at least one
holder member 2A is assembled onto one of the position holes 11 of
the pad 1. The holder member 2A has a holder unit 21A, a post unit
22A, a plate unit 23A, and a flange (not shown). The holder unit
21A is connected to one end of the post unit 22A. The plate unit
23A is connected to another end of the post unit 22A. Two ends of
the plate unit 23A are extended from the post unit 22A so as to
abut against the bottom side of the pad 1. The flange is formed
between the holder unit 21A and the post unit 22A. The flange is
corresponding to the position grooves 111. The holder unit 21A of
the holder member 2A is formed as cube-shaped so that the user can
fitly insert the holder unit 21A into the tools or tool
accessories, such as sockets, so as to securely position the tools
or tool accessories onto the pad 1.
Referring to FIGS. 5-7, the tool positioning pad is attachable to
other articles, such as a tool box, a tool positioning hanger or a
tool cart.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other
possible modifications and variations can be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter
claimed.
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